New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-09
TESTIMONY OLA PATIENT.
HIS REASONS FOR KNOWING HE IS SANE.

DOCTORS AND OTHERS GIVE EVIDENCE AT WARDS
IsLAND-HOw MEN ARE BArHED.
The daily excursion party started as usual yester-
day for Wards Island the Fidelity. Mr.. Corwin
was recalled and said that he saw all tho goods that
came island each day unless some were concealed
He rejected goods before tho reflections were entered on
Mr.. Cleary's book.
DR. Stuart Douglas of the medical star Of the asylum.
produced the book and read the records OF the
former patients George Anderson, E. J. Brown, Patrick
Dean Brumich and John Cullen all OF whom test'-
fed the City Hail. showing the condition OF each az
the of admission, during the timo that he remained
In the asylum. and at the time OF his discharge.
aDo these records refresh yonr memory o. sas ss;ss
fsotly.
De Douglas read tho record Edward Connad blind
Ing he mentally sound a. any time during
hts stay sad was dismissed on coat,scs against medoa
1.-Two at 23s East Thirty -seventhst have visited
mi. institution svery two weess since Aasa: sna
fns s:s1 S.USsn ns ~ clean
s good condition q could Be s ni n ae aH 70
, s am peeiscs satisfied qs..aepS and
:ssa any oaass psss;:sS on
DR. Douglas returned to the stand and saidi
60 s III there ao spss Ss
NTH S and AL .,s s n. sn
the Don' aud a n &C.
pasns such .sted and ths
arg Tas ,hs nsn
the osnened band a9 always Pr.::n, Of my
sy is ''"''
Dr. Douglas figures showing that only two min.
les could ao we'd fer bathing each person. Including
the filing and emptying Of the tuba During tho inspec
ton Of the asylum on Thursday experiments showed
Douglas said that the water was allowed TO out
while che patient was still IN the tub.
Do ySu naa nf Ds tie Ike axe
There The wards Of any ASYLUM tor assna
discovery have never seen attendant strike pausns
some cases can place reliance the state
ments Of patient
to strike patients against known res. while the doc
Ia the ward &c was reasonable TO suppose that
there such cases in the absence OF
DOCTORS the time tho doctors were absent exceed
Elizabeth G Herring testified as follows:
Ihavo In habit Of Visiting this Institution every
two S sps s. ossn erSss % s
Like TO take him homo aske him THIS morning lie always
He appears % be quiet and viii always told
/ have good meals here
Margaret Doty said:
In the hospital ward have been hsrs asoG ~
tbs family day Ny talk with me and
wSsSe.
that had and thought that the remedy should be
less crowded wards more and better attendants and
more comforts for the attendants
Deser6 Conrad patient employed In the ofce. made
this statement:
fanato luRac cannot mako diferunee In the coos
crhsH sou think you not lnnstc because yon can
the difference 10 coI9rs AihA can prove tnsf
standing wndov eokin ont aud an attendant eot
m and dragged the room and klcke
forced 10 TAX. medicine and had ny good sense
we'll have AMI after that was struck
by two paiionts was standng once on me peal aolns
nothing and the attendant struck on the hea ana
slid $50 away ron that wndSy p snt was not az tho
window. beiseai The doctors we're kind, ex-
cop they transferred fom The annex and gave me
again 1t not right fot them 10 10 that have
bahod In ia water but that was when nst
cama
Drs Peter Murray, David g. Hathaway Francis A.
scratohey. George Z. shears aud Charles r. Holman
testified that they had patients struck By attend
ants at times, and the attendants had always been
promptly dismissed All said they their assist
attended 10 bathing personality ami that the same
used twice. Eacn the doctors said that
encouraged patients to talk with him freely and TO
mako complaints. aud gave opportunities When no
present ono had three attendants
attack patient at the same time In the yard Ihey
agreed that remedy lay In aud be- er attend
ants. better pay shorter hours aud easer work
ON way back to the city the steanar stopped az
Blackwss Island, and the Investigators Inspected the
store house James Davis. tea expert. was asked 10
stock. He found three varieties, and
testified that they fair quality OF " cargo
Oolong " good enough for any body. sick or we'll"
Tie Investigation will DO continued to-day.